Illinois Pour-Over Will Template

Illinois Pour-Over Will Template

An Illinois Pour-Over Will template with completion notes and the blank form. Illinois adults who have, or are setting up, a revocable living trust and want a will that directs leftover assets into it.

What's included

• Pour-Over Will (7 pages): a will that sends assets left in the signer's individual name to the trustee of an existing living trust at death (755 ILCS 5/4-4), names an executor and a guardian for minor children, and includes an attestation clause stating the facts that prove a will under 755 ILCS 5/6-4. A pour-over will does not by itself avoid probate.

Each document starts on its own page with plain-English completion notes, followed by the blank form. Where Illinois law supplies a form, the statutory wording is reproduced verbatim.

Signing requirements (Illinois)

• Pour-Over Will: signed by the testator and attested in the testator's presence by two or more credible witnesses (755 ILCS 5/4-3). The trust must be signed first (755 ILCS 5/4-4). No notary is required.

File formats

Editable Word (.docx) and print-ready PDF (US Letter) for every document, delivered as a ZIP digital download. Nothing is shipped.

Legal research last verified September 29, 2026.

This is a fill-in template, not legal advice. Laws change; check your state's current requirements before signing.

Licensed to the original purchaser for personal use only; not for resale or redistribution.

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